Are you looking to start your new career in Speech and Language Therapy or are you looking to broaden your experience working within adults?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to work with our amazing acute team in Colchester Hospital.

Our team is very friendly, motivated and supportive, and we are committed to regularly reviewing our service delivery, clinical supervision and our CPD. We have years of collective clinical experience between us/ We are always very generous with our knowledge and supporting each other to grow as professionals. We are also engaging in active patient led research.

We are proud of our holistic and patient-led approach to patient care and are flexible to the changing needs and demands of our services

Main duties of the job

You will be a confident and enthusiastic graduate or NQP who can demonstrate a variety of different skills and is keen to develop their knowledge and experience working with adults who have a stroke.

You will be able to work closely with other relevant professionals, including consultants, dietetics, physios and colleagues in the acute and community Speech and Language Therapy teams.

You will be very well supported with regular peer and personal supervision and supported in completing your dysphagia training and NQP competencies. You will be encouraged to attend relevant Clinical Excellence Networks and other training to further develop your specialist knowledge

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice and current registration.

Desirable

• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (R.C.S.L.T.)

Skills

Essential

• Ability to use Word, PowerPoint, e-mail, Excel and Access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages

Experience

Essential

• Relevant undergraduate experience within care group

Knowledge

Essential

• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
• Good knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.
• Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialities, including, consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to adults with acquired disorders
• Awareness and practical experience of a range of communication tools e.g. Speech, signing systems, symbol systems and graphic representation.
• Awareness of issues related to Challenging Behaviour, its relationship to communication and strategies for management.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

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432-HR1890-24